Hachiman Jinja
- Also Known As: SP-4-0420
- Vicinity: Lot Nos H 300-11 and H 300-4
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1930/00/00 | Hachiman Jinja is built, 1930s, by the Japanese government to institute State Shinto, an ideological movement meant to make the local population, in this case Okinawan, Chamorro and Carolinian, of one mind and one spirit. | |||||
1944/06/25 | Elements of the American 27th Infantry Division attack the Hachiman Jinja as part of operations on Purple Heart Ridge, between 25 and 27 June 1944. | Battle of Saipan |
Particulars for Hachiman Jinja: | |
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Criteria | Historic Event |
Cultural Affiliation | Japanese Military |
Building type | Japanese Shinto Shrine |
Architectural Style | Japanesque Style |
Area of Significance | Military |
Historic Use | Natural Feature |
Owner | Private |
Area of Significance | Religion |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Sight Category | Site |
Area of Significance | Social History |
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